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ligustrum

[ li-guhs-truhm ]
/ lɪˈgʌs trəm /

noun

any of various shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Ligustrum, of the olive family, comprising the privets.

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Origin of ligustrum

<New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin: privet

Words nearby ligustrum

ligure, Liguria, Ligurian, Ligurian Republic, Ligurian Sea, ligustrum, Li Hung-chang, likable, Likasi, like, like a bat out of hell
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